Usher is opening up about how particular it’s for him to have the ability to give R&B music the highlight throughout his Tremendous Bowl LVIII halftime efficiency.
Throughout an interview with Good Morning America on Friday, the “There Goes My Child” singer mentioned it was an “adrenaline excessive” when he first obtained the decision that he was going to be the halftime performer on the largest NFL recreation of the yr.
However then when it got here to placing within the work to create a memorable present, Usher mentioned he knew he wished to pay homage to Black artists who got here earlier than him and helped pave the best way in order that he might be the musician to headline a significant leisure occasion just like the Tremendous Bowl halftime present.
“I take into consideration what our nation has form of represented for Black artists, you recognize, having to sooner or later undergo kitchens to even be capable of carry out for an viewers, however they needed to depart again by way of that very same door, worry for his or her lives as they went to the following state to do the identical factor.”
“So I’m coming by way of the entrance door with this one,” he added of his highly-anticipated efficiency.
Usher, who has been within the music business for many years, mentioned he additionally remembered his assist system who helped him get the place he’s at the moment when planning his efficiency and deciding on songs.
“I didn’t begin the place I’m now, and I didn’t get there on my own,” the “My Boo” singer mentioned. “So, all people that has been part of it, I’m carrying them with me. All of my followers, my family members, the individuals who might have felt like they’ve been forgotten, they haven’t. I’m carrying you proper with me after I stroll on that stage that evening.”
Usher will carry out throughout the Tremendous Bowl LVIII halftime present on Feb. 11, when the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face off in Las Vegas.
